Saturday, April 14, 2012

With little to show for last year's demonization campaign, the left has proven both adaptive and resilient. Today's attacks, led by [Van Jones and] Color of Change, have deemphasized the focus on abstracts like the sanctity of democracy, and instead targeted specific issues ripe for demagoguery and race-baiting. ALEC is being bludgeoned for supporting bipartisan Stand Your Ground laws - which is being falsely blamed for the Trayvon Martin shooting - and widely popular, common sense voter ID laws.

That the left is able to pressure businesses into disassociating from an organization over positions that the public overwhelmingly supports is a testament to their effectiveness in waging intimidation campaigns. It also should serve as a warning to the right that winning on the merits is not always enough. We have to be vocal, or the louder minority will successfully convince frightened businesses that they are a majority.

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